Life-jacket for factory workers
A garment that looks like a life-jacket but instead saves workers from toxic fumes and particles in the breathing air has been developed by Airson AB, a company specialising in ventilation systems in Angelholm, south Sweden. The jacket is intended for people who work in hazardous environments where standard ventilation is too expensive because of the size or temporary status of the workplace, or impractical considering the nature of the work.
The jacket is made of fireproofed textile materials with a special perforated collar. At the back of the jacket is an air intake which, via a tube, is connected to a small electrically powered compressor supplying the filtered air. Via channels sewn into the jacket, the air comes out through the perforated collar, thus creating an air barrier around the face protecting it against surrounding pollution. As the filtered air comes out
off the face, there is no draught and the air is claimed to be ten times purer than the surrounding atmosphere. The jacket weighs a mere half kilo and the total cost, including special equipment, is about $3500. ' The jacket has been tested by the Swedish National Defence Research Institute (F.0.A.) and it is patented in Europe and the United States. Swedish-International Press Bureau
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Press, 27 July 1987, Page 12
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